Lin Chen quickly opened his backpack, where a large reward package was indeed waiting!
He had almost forgotten about it yesterday!
His gaze fixed on the reward package, and two options automatically popped up.
[Open? Yes/No]
[Yes!]
The package suddenly emitted a brilliant light.
A list slowly unfolded before Lin Chen's eyes.
[Congratulations, you received:]
[Level 1 Defense Tower Building Blueprint *1]
[Priest Class Change *1]
[Basic Skill Book *2]
[BOSS Heart Fragment *1]
The first kill BOSS reward wasn't much.
But Lin Chen read carefully, eyes fixed on the detailed descriptions.
[Level 1 Defense Tower Building]
[Construction Cost: Wood *100, Stone *200, Iron *20]
[Attack Type: Feather Arrow]
[Attack Cost: Wood, Iron]
[Description: After construction, Defense Tower fuses with city walls. Each defense consumes stored resources based on defense type. No resources in city means no attack.]
A defensive building?
Lin Chen raised his brow slightly.
Building Defense Towers would undoubtedly upgrade Morning Song City's defenses!
They didn't require soldiers to guard but consumed resources per attack.
That made sense!
With Demonic Dragon Knights and Defense Towers, Morning Song City would be much safer and sturdier.
Without hesitation, Lin Chen planned to build four Defense Towers—
one on each corner of the city walls.
He had the Blueprint, so more could be built later if needed.
Level 1 Defense Towers did not consume many resources.
"Build."
Boom!
With Lin Chen's quiet command, four small buildings rose from the walls!
They looked like arrow towers from games.
Attack range was 100 meters!
Though defense was modest, it was enough against ordinary monsters.
Lin Chen smiled nodding at the towers.
"The Warehouse's iron stock is low, not enough to upgrade City Lord's Mansion to level 3."
He glanced at Warehouse supplies, frowning.
He had planned to upgrade the Mansion after clearing Tauren Camp.
But building four towers drained resources.
Wood and stone were not too short,
but only 20 iron remained in the Warehouse!
Looks like a trip to the market was needed.
Lin Chen skillfully opened the trade menu.
The market was busier now than before.
Most City Lords had items to trade.
Prices had stabilized, closer to item values.
Lin Chen's old trade where 1 food equaled 1 Gold Coin was now impossible!
Now food exchanged for at most 10 wood.
Since monsters almost always dropped food,
food was no longer scarce.
Lin Chen quickly browsed trades.
Others were developing faster than he imagined.
Exchange prices had dropped a lot.
He once exchanged 2 Level 1 Magic Crystals for 1 Level 2.
Now the ratio was 4:1!
Luckily, he didn't need many Magic Crystals now.
Lin Chen published a trade:
[Item for trade: 1 Gold Coin]
[Price: 130 Stone / 130 Wood / 80 Iron]
These basic building materials were sold in the shop too.
But buying in the market was clearly cheaper.
The shop set guidance prices; the market set true prices.
Lin Chen's frequent market appearances made him a notable figure among City Lords.
His presence instantly drew attention.
[Why is Lin Chen buying basic materials? Expanding?]
[Lin Chen, you're preparing the City Lord's Mansion, right?]
[Admire the big shot! Killed Level 5 BOSS! Teach me how to develop!]
[I want to trade!]
Many bubbled in chat.
It was obvious why Lin Chen bought basics.
Everyone wanted to support him.
Though prices were a bit high, they were fair.
Doing business with Lin Chen was about forming relationships.
Who wouldn't want that?
Even fools could see Lin Chen's great potential!
Maybe he'd be among the strongest.
Being close now would mean support later.
Lin Chen's Gold Coins sold out in seconds.
Many sent private messages offering free basic resources if needed.
Lin Chen smiled and ignored them.
There were no free lunches.
Taking others' goods meant owing debts.
With their help, he'd develop faster.
Of course, he wasn't heartless enough to take all without return.
So he blocked the messages.
"Resources enough. Time to upgrade!" Lin Chen smiled before the City Lord's Mansion.
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